This week I bought the organic rotisserie chicken at BJ’s because I had a coupon. However, I often opt for the “regular” rotisserie chicken—even though I know it’s not good for us— because I’m so budget-conscious.
All those labels on the organic chicken become like technical wallpaper (no hormones or steroids added, no animal by-products, no antibiotics…) so that, after a while, what they mean tends not to register. Especially when I’m making snap buying decisions at the grocery store.
What might grab my attention more is if the regular, hormone-injected chicken had a giant warning label slapped on it. Kind of like this:
Then I would buy the organic chicken every time … even if it cost $20.
References on hormones in meat:
- Consumer concerns about hormones in food.
- Growth hormone could promote cancer.
- Hormones in meat cause young girls to reach puberty sooner.
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organic chicken maybe better because of the non GMO feed and lack of antibiotics but hormones? http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/Factsheet/Diet/fs37.hormones.cfm
Hormones in poultry is illegal in the USA, and has been for several years.